Sorry I pressed the wrong button just then.
Rigthy then here's how i see it from a personal point of view. As an ex-squaddie I got the only tanking in my life from the Black Watch . The reason that happened was that they stuck together. Thats what soldiers do and they beat me. Now being in a position to have been inside but now outside I can now say that there are some things wrong and some things right
the right thing is to go out and present the Iraq'is the face of Soldiering the way that it should be. Friendly and fair and above all non judgemental. And having ben in Kosovo twice as a serving soldier that is the method that works hearts and minds before rounds and hides.The blokes should not be there at all and this isnt political but in truth if the yanks cnt provide an extra 800 troops for the area they wanted to control then from a military of over 1 million why get 800 scotish troops to do your dirty work and in 1 day loose 1%of your troops, cos thats whats just happened. Fuck me when this happens again thats 2% and 16 mothers or fathers and possiby weans with no dads.
I love the smell of napalm in the morning but homw is always better
Dylan